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The words dissertation and thesis are often used inter changeably to refer to the monotony
final projects. In Certain academic Programmes The Names are used in Line different way in
different Places.
4. Case Study
The main skills involved in case study are problem solving critical thinking & writing. “(The word
“case” in case Refers to an individual situation/problem) The important Major section of Case
Study are:
1. Introduction
2. Objectives or films of the Study
3. Background/ history
4. Methodology
5. Review of literature
6. Results
7. Discussions
8. Recommendations
9. Conclusion
-Review of Literature
Literature review is an important component in a research paper; sometime literature review is
prescribed to you by your instructor as a separate writing assignment in simple terms it is the
summary of relevant previous writing on the topic under discussion. It is survey of books,
journal article and other formal writhing on a topic
-Proposals
A Proposal is what you Present to explain objections purpose Metiradalogy and
detailed Plan of a project. You are parsing to undertake if you are planning to
write a books Your Publisher May ask you for a proposal IF Faculty Member wish
to pursue a Project Funded By Some funding agencies like CGC, LSTI. TESSIR,
The following are the common elements in proposal write
1. Coven letter
2. Tittle page
3. Objective
4. Introduction
5. Metficodology
6. Detailed plan of action
7. Availability of resources
Rhetorical modes in writing
Rhetorical modes Key function
Norration Recounting events
Description To describe or porting
people, things, places
Illustration or Explaining will
explanation illustration or example
Division and To explain categories and
classification parts
Process analysis To explain how
something works and
show how something can
be done
Definition To explain what do you
mean by something
The Process of academic writing
There are three major processes preceding the submission of an academic assignment. They
are prewriting, writing, and revising imagine you are asked to write an argumentative essay,
what would be the steps that you will take to accomplish your task
Assignments Purposes
Descriptive essays, lab Demonstrating knowledge,
report, other explanatory understanding, synthesizing
writing
Critical writing, Ability to construct
argumentative writing, argument, convincing
analysis of literacy someone
Review of literature, research Building research skills
report, write-up on
methodology
Proposal, case study , For professionals practice
problem solving, designing of
project
INTRODUCTION
1.First paragraph of your essay
2.Gives background information and introduce the
topic
3. Contains thesis statement or the main idea
4. Elaborate the main idea
5. Gives bunts on the plan of the essay
BODY PARAGRAPH -1
1.Focuses on the first supporting idea
2. Contains a topic sentence to present the
supporting idea
3. Substantiate or explain the supporting idea
4.indicates transition to the next idea
Body Paragraph -2
1.focuses on the Second supporting idea
2.contains a topic sentence to present the supporting
idea
3.Substantiate or Explain the idea
4. Indicates transition to the next idea
Body Paragraph 3
1.focuses on the third Supporting Ideas
2.contains a topic Sentence to present the Supporting
ideas
3. Substantiate or Explain the Supporting idea
4. indicates transition to the Next Idea
Body Paragraph 4
1.focuses on the Fourth supporting idea
2.contains a topic sentance to present the supporting
idea.
3. Substantiate or explain the supporting idea
4. Indicates conclusion (optional)
Conclusion
1.lost Paragraph of an essay
2. Returns to / revised the thesis statement
3. Does not introduce any new ideas
4. Summaries the supporting ideas
5. Concluding statement/ final though
Steps in planning on essay
1. Pre-writing
2. Writing
3. Revising
4. Brain storming
1. Pre-writing
- the Question / topic, Purpose and acfience
- use Pre-writing techniques like brain-storming, clasfering Mind – Maping or outlining to lost
and organise your ideas
-If your instructor has given you a Question, convert the question into topic If the take is given
by the instructor convert .
2.Writing
- Frame the Thesis statement and list the min point or supporting idea
- Draft the introducing paragraph
- draft each body Paragraph with supporting point, substation and transition
- Draft the Concluding paragraph
3.Revising
Edit and revise your essay check for inconsistent use of turbo words and expressions, grammar,
spelling, punctuation and referencing
4.Brain storming
Generally, Drain Storing is a group Activity conducted at the beginning OR a project to generate
Brainstorming Technique . Before You Start writing essential for you to gather ideas and get
into the heat your Subject
ELEMENTS OF WRITING
Rhetorical Modes
The team Rhetoric & to the ways you com effectively. Rhetorical craters adopt to communicate
• Rhetorical modes are the strategies you adopt to reach out the reader. When speak/ write
you must make it sure that, Care you you convincing to make your reader accept you views.
Rhetorical modes are commercially wed in academicals writing assignments like arguments,
discussion, comparison of contrast, defining, classifying, cause & effect & persuasion.
The rhetorical mode used In academically writing are
1. Narration
2. Description
3. Illustration
4. Argumentation
5. Compare and contrast
6. Course and effect
7. Definition
8. Process analysis
9. Classification and division
1.Narration
Narrative is a subtropical mode suitable fed relating a sequence of events /
thoughts.
Example for factional narrative of short stories, novels, orator etc....
Example for factional narrative are autobiography, biography, new report ,
newspaper story, historical account etc....
Characteristics of Narration
1. Plot
2. Setting
3. Characters
4. Conflict
5. Resolution
6. Point of view
2.Description
Description refers to the ability to describe things, persons & events. It is an
important Skill in communication. Description involves presenting information in
a manner appearing to our senses Sight task touch sound & smell. A 1 good
description can attract the attention of creasers.
a) Subjective Description: Descriptive writing contains. the elements
of subjectivity. That means in " Subjective description the writer’s
taste attitude,
b) Objective Description: Objective description contains the
elements of objectivity. In such descriptions the writer's interests,
feelings, lines, dislikes, experiences. are not included.
3.Illustration
Illustration is a Abe logical mode at explaining something with the help or
examples. While waiting illustrative essays, it is important to use sullable sp
proper
Features of Illustrative writing
1. an illustrative essay, we com also sufficient no. Of examples.
2. Examples in an illustratively essay Serve as evidence’s
3.Images, graphs, chants, diagrams, etc. Can be Asked as examples in an
illustrative essay.
Illustrative Writing Sample Topples
1.How does clothing enhance your appearence.
2. Changes in consumer behaviour
3.How binge eating affect health
4.Techniques for addiction
4.Argumentation
Argumentative writing is also called persuasive writing. Because one of the
foremost objectives of argumentative writing is to persuade the readers to think
in the same way the writer wants them to think.
*. In argumentative writing the writer give opinions ex views in a convincing
manner.
* In order to make argument convincing, am it needs to be clear y logical.
5.Comparison of Contrast
Compare & contrast essay examine two subjects by either comparing them,
contrastin them / both. The main objective of compare & contrast essay is to
analyse subjects that com be analysed using comparison / conterast in a
meaningful way. It does not aim at stating outward / obvious similarities /
differences but hidden Subtle, once domaly do
Format of Compane & Contrast Essay
1. Introduction:
2. Comparison
3. Contrast
4. Conclusion
Toples for Compare & Contrast Essay
1. Urban colleges & rural colleges.
2. KURTC & KSRTC